THE ALBATROSS IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ANCIENT MARINERS SAILING SOCIETY.

MEETINGS

Thursday, 7 October Ancient

Mariners General Meeting.

The 2010 McNish Classic

Review Doug Jones and Deb

Dominici. Southwestern Yacht

Club, 7:30 PM. See page 4

Saturday, 9 October. 20

Guinea Cup #6, (Spinnakers,

Staysails and Gollywobblers

allowed). 12:00 Start, Buoy #

19

Thursday, 21 October. AMSS

Board Meeting. Southwestern

Yacht Club 7:30 PM.

(everyone is welcome to

attend, come early for dinner).

A n c i e n t M a r i n e r s S a i l i n g S o c i e t y

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October 2010 Volume 36, Issue 10

ALBATROSS

2 0 G u i n e a C u p # 5 R e s u l t s

T H I S I S S U E

20 Guinea Cup #5 Race Re-

sults, pgs. 1, 5

October ber Letter from the

Commodore, pg. 2

October “Feature” Boat:

Alden Yawl Project , pg. 3

**Special Program Announce-

ment**, McNish Classic Race

Review, Deb Dominici and

Doug Jones, pg. 4

September 2010 Calendar, pg.

8

Over the Bar, Schoonerman

Robert Craig Chipman, 1945-

2010

Plans Underway for Herreshoff

Daysailer Race, pg. 7

October Calendar, etc., pg.8

Chimaera‟s in the Lead approaching the Embarcadero Mark, with Point Loma

shrouded in fog on the ocean side Photo Courtesy Mark Albertazzi

P a g e 2 A l b a t r o s s

Our 5th Guinea cup race of the year was run in con-

junction with the Maritime museum as part of their Festival of Sail 2010, this was a successful fun event for all and I would like to thank race director Doug Jones for organizing a special course at short notice for the Guinea cup race which involved laying a turn-ing mark right in front of the museum for the visitors to catch a birds eye view of the AMSS race participants, special thanks also to flag member Brian Huster “Gatsby” for his role laying the mark right on the spot, standing by as the fleet passed twice, and clearing the mark at the end, it was also great to have one of our flag power boats out participating in the racing and we hope to see more of this in the future, also many thanks to all who came out and raced that day.

It was a fantastic course while keeping our minds on the race and eyes out for the marks it was easy to be distracted by the “kaboom” of the huge cannons and swashbuckling pirates out on the water that day, if you managed to avoid having the wind knocked out of your sails and being engulfed in spent gunpow-der you would have done well racing on the bay that day, something about the smell of gun smoke to keep one interested. All in all another great day out for the Ancient Mariners.

Now that Autumn or Fall has arrived here in San Diego we are the lucky ones that don’t hang up our sailing boots and pull out our cradles and shores, we are blessed to be able to sail all year around, but like most clubs about this time of year we reflect back on the season and carry those fond sailing mem-ories through the winter months, at this time we would like to create new membership awareness for our club and would call upon our members encourage likely candidates, perhaps new crewmembers that sailed aboard for the 2010 season, to become members of the Ancient Mariners Sail-ing Society, we will be having an annual dinner on Decem-ber 17

th at Southwestern Yacht Club and this may be a

good opportunity to invite potential new candidates for our fun social dinner and meet new friends,

— Johnny Smullen, Commodore

September Letter from the Commodore

2010 Officers, Board Members, Chairs, etc.

Commodore Johnny Smullen 619 758-9198

Vice Commodore Janet Callow 619 284-0156

Port Captain Peter Hylen 858 245-3017

Secretary Ann Kinner 619 223-8989

Treasurer Deb Dominici 619 294-2244

At Large John Driscoll 619 222-0325

At Large Brad Smith 760 807-5360

At Large Ed O’Sullivan 858 605-0656

At Large Bruce Anderson 858 454 4051

Race Chair Doug Jones 619 993-9295

Program Chair Greg Stewart 619 224-6347

Membership Chair Leslie Jenness 602 301-0059

Albatross Editor Dave Easter 858 551 4340

P A G E 3 A l b a t r o s s

October Flag Boat — Alden Project Available! Ed. Note: In lieu of our usual “feature” boat piece describing an AMSS flag boat in commis-sion, we are dedicating a page this month to a very worthy project, that with good will and some hard work could become a fine addition to our fleet. Please contact Mr. Schroeder if you may have the wherewithal to complete this fine classic yacht, and are interested in doing so. His description of this opportunity follows:

Alden Yawl Bare Hull Project. 34’ on deck, 9’8” beam, full keel, copper riveted with an iron bal-last. Word has it that she was built in the late 40’s in Argentina. The hull was restored by Koehler Kraft in 2006 using his epoxy rope method. The hull was stripped of all paint and calking. Epoxy saturated rope was then put in the seams. The planks were encapsulated in epoxy and glued to each other. In the process, several planks were replaced. I re-placed the mast step and several floor timbers as well as Laminated all new deck beams. The boat is now ready for

a new deck and cabin structure. The main bulkheads are fitted and ready for final installation. Originally on the outside; Bronze chainplates have been repositioned on the inside of the hull for a clean appearance. The boat comes with all the original bronze hardware, which includes: 10 round portholes, stanchions, dorade vents, and unique deck hardware which was probably custom made for this boat. I have all the rigging with bronze turnbuckles and norseman fittings. The main mast needs to be rebuilt or replaced, The mizzen mast, bowspirit, and boomkin, are in fine condition. There is no engine or associated systems. I have several old sails and do not know of their condition. The boat is sitting on a triple axle trailer ready for transport. I have many pictures of the whole process thus far. She has beautiful lines and will be stunning on the water. I am changing direction and am look-ing for someone to take over. I donated $2000 to the sea scouts when I first purchased the boat and am asking the same of the new owner. The boat and trailer are free to the right person with the agreement that they donate $2000 to the Sea Scouts or other Non-profit organization (AMSS?) Contact: LaMont Schroeder, 619-985-1942

P A G E 4 A l b a t r o s s

**Special Program Announcement**

2010 McNish Classic Report

By Doug Jones and Deb Dominici

Southwestern Yacht Club, Thursday, 7 October, 7:30PM

Deb Dominici and

Doug Jones are all

set to present a

program covering

the 2010 McNish

Classic Race on

Thursday, 7:30 at

our October Gen-

eral Meeting. Last

month’s issue of

the Albatross cov-

ered the results,

and contained a

few photos taken

during and after

the race. Dennis

Conner placed first

overall with his

sloop Brushfire,

again winning his

weight in Mumm’s

Champagne and

the Strathmore

Cup. Several San

Diego boats made the trip up to Channel Islands Harbor to participate in the race, graciously host-

ed by the Corinthian Yacht Club, as always.

Of the top five boats, four call San Diego their home port: Brushfire (1st); Circe (2

nd); Miramar (3

rd)

and Pacifica (5th). Deb will have some great photographs shot from Pacifica, and some noteworthy

anecdotes about the race and its participants. Please join us early (6-ish) for dinner and/or drinks

at the Southwestern Yachts Club’s nearly new clubhouse and bar. Our meetings are open to the

public, and everyone is encouraged to bring friends and family along for the show. Many thanks to

Doug and Deb for putting this program together!

Dick NcNish‟s Cheerio II Underway for the 2010 Race

Photo Courtesy Deb Dominici

P A G E 5 A l b a t r o s s

20 Guinea Cup Race #5 Results

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Robert Craig Chipman of San Diego passed away on Monday,

August 30, 2010, at a friend's home on Skipper Street, ending a

long battle with Hepatitis induced liver disease. Born in Washing-

ton, DC, of Robert Clayton Chipman and Maria Blanca Vargas in

1945. Captain Craig sailed vintage vessels in Southern California

and on the world's oceans preserving historic accuracy and tech-

niques. He held a 1600 ton Ocean Master Merchant Mariner Cer-

tification. Craig spent his early childhood in Colombia, South

America. He sailed and surfed the waters around Newport Beach

before moving to San Diego in 1962.

The 1970's found him in the South Pacific on a 1927 Alden

Ketch. He was bitten by the schooner bug and plied the Atlantic

on the 173 ton Caroline Rose and was Master of the Lady Ann

on European waters. Captain Craig Chipman spent much of his

career in and around San Diego on vessels such as the California, Violett, Rendezvous, Star

Pilot, Spike Africa, Lynx, Californian, and the Hornblower boats. He is sole proprietor of Caro-

line Rose Navigation Company engaged in converting a 1934 Trumpe research vessel to a square

topsail schooner. Known for his calmness in all weather, Craig trained and lead his crew with quiet

authority. He learned attention to detail from his father and taught many sailors the finer points of

smooth varnish and effective rigging. The Captain engaged thousands of children with a respect

for the sea and playfully encouraged passengers to bark at the sea lions.

Craig Chipman is survived by younger siblings: Albert Chipman of the South Pacific, Carol

Gwilliam of Logan, Utah, Cathi Cawthorne on Molokai, and Debbie Chipman of Logan, Utah. His

last command was Master of the square topsail schooner Lynx which he sailed to Hawaii in the

2009 Transpacific Yacht Race. Donations to his memory may be made to the Lynx Educational

Foundation at www.privateer lynx. org. A memorial

was held on the Californian which Captain Craig

rigged and mastered the first voyages in 1984. The

Californian sailed Sunday morning, September

19th to return Craig to the sea. (Ed. Note: Obituary

courtesy of San Diego Union Tribune)

Sadly, Crossed Over the Bar:

Robert Craig Chipman, 1945-2010

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Plans Underway for Herreshoff Daysailer Race

In our own homegrown version of frostbite sailing, in which it is guar-

anteed that none will catch a glimpse of cold weather, the first annual

Herreshoff Daysailer Race is tentatively scheduled for the first Satur-

day following Thanksgiving, 27 November. The race will be sailed

Round Robin style, with a group of Herreshoff 12 1/2s and Biscayne

Bays owned by Ancient Mariners and other locals. We’re in the pro-

cess of polling such boat owners for their participation. AMSS Flag

Boat rules will be relaxed so that fiberglass hulled replicas can round out the fleet for this race.

Our Race Chairman, Doug Jones, will prepare a course in and around La Playa and Shelter Is-

land and sailing instructions. The Handicap Committee could meet briefly to consider any need

to rate the boats before the race. However, since the competitors will be switching boats in elimi-

nation heats, the handicap issues may be moot or at least mitigated.

We’ll expect to see a mix of gaff and Marconi rigs, with traditional build and materials or modern

replicas; some with full keels and others with centerboards fitted. Ancient Mariner Jeff Woods of

the Lynx Educational Foundation has already pledged his pair of Biscayne Bays to the race, and

we hope for Jack Sutphen to produce the 12 1/2 Loafer. There are said to be several more

boats at the San Diego Yacht Club, and we’ll be tracking down those owners soon. Please at-

tend the October General Meeting or Board Meeting if you’re interested in participation. We’ll

need volunteers for the Race Committee, on-the-water photographers, and a new trophy to be

presented at the December Meeting.

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

Friday, 1 October. Southwestern Yach Club

SD—Ensenada Race. Sail to keep our

AMSS Class!

Thursday, 7 October. Ancient Mariners

General Meeting. 2010 McNish Classic Race

Review. Deb Dominici and Doug Jones.

See page 4

Saturday, 9 October. 20 Guinea Cup #6,

Spinnakers Allowed. Start Buoy #19, 12:00.

Thursday, 21 October. AMSS Board Meet-

ing. Southwestern Yacht Club 7:30 PM.

(everyone is welcome to attend, come early

for dinner).

Sunday, 31 October. Happy Halloween!

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S A I L I N G S O C I E T Y

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P.O. Box 6484

San Diego, CA 92166

General Meetings: 1st Thursday of every

month, 7:30 PM @ San Diego Yacht Club

Web: www.amss.us E-mail: info@amss.us

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A N C I E N T M A R I N E R S Jack Sutphen on Frostbiting: “When you came ashore half frozen, you

were greeted in the tap room with a wonderful HOT RUM! Two of

these drinks and you were ready to go out for another five or six races.

Wife Jean, who I could not do without in Rum Dum, would on a day when

things had not gone too well for us, turn from the bar with rum in hand and

announce to the room that „This is the last time I will ever race in a dinghy

with this Man!‟ I did have something of a reputation for being intense

when racing…” Messing About in Boats for 80 Years.